The National tribune., 1887-07-07

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rejoicing in the beauties and wonders OF nature.
/ Why should not rejoice? Why lie ia bed UNI
al the sun has dried the dew and the freshness OF
4 the morning is gomez IL we have enjoyed the
cool morning we can better endure the hiigue ana
heat Of noontime, when the suns fierce rays burn
down with scorohing heat upon the earth. Ihen
when evening comes calm and sweet. what re-
ltefi Our spirits once more seem ltcd up, ana our
| thoughts wander away back into the past. III u
/ time for reflection for sober thought. III we get
angry during the day, when evening comes and its
hallOwed influences steal over us we wonder why
we were 81 hasty. This brings 10 mind a few lines
OF a song think one OF the sweetest ever heard;
"SOftly on the breath ~ evening
Comes the tender sigh OF day;
Lonely hearts with sorrow laden,
| Now = the time 10 pray
Grace, Boa 81, Dewitt. Neb.
sHIP-BUILDrNG IN MAINE.
FRIENDS OF THE c. C: am living in the ship
building city OF Bath. Me-. the kennebec River,
I about u miles from the mouth. The princlpal
business Of the plnoe is build those monster YES
sels that pillow their way the stormy seas from
one country 20 another. IL would be quite treat
10 some of our young Western friends 10 see one oil
| those large vessels launched. Although there are
great many launched here every year, yet the boys
and girls and a great many grown people go 10 see
the sight Most Of the sailing vessels are rigged as
| ships. barks or schooners. Beside. they bulIo
great many steamers some very pretty ones; some
| so small they would only carry party OF hall
dozen; Others could carry 1000 people. The
schooner used 10 be a small vessel, comparatively
speaking. with only two masts, but now they build
them very large. 20 that they have TO put three or
one Of those fourmased vessels with all sail set,
and gliding along over the bosom OF the deep Ike
"A thing OF ine.-J A. Sanders.
SHOP WORK FOR BOYS
FRIENDS or THE c. c.: / would like 20 write and
tell some of those girls what boys work Is. i
| am foreman in a shop here and during the busy
! season we were short hand and have got 10 the
shop at O'Clock in the morning and worked from
then until and 10 o'clock at night taking only 10
or 20 minutes for my meals; that is. dinner and
supper. This sort OF thing tires fellow out, and
when boy Is tired he is pretty apt TO be Cross
Tor, or out calling all dressed up since O'Clock,
having done three or four hours work during the
day. he has right TO think he is poor afflicted
little boy. without any friends indeed But his sis
Ter can do great many little things that VIII
hardly be any effort on her part, and will make
fellow forget his beingti aud cross Idont think
u n right 10 ridicuie " Tennessee Boy as lyrel
Lorimer did in THE TRIBUNE Of June % for girls
ask great many favors of these same boys that
they ridculed yesterday.
Let the girls state their grievances, and perhaps
they can form an Arbitration Committee 10 settle
their differences the same ms the boy did whose
mother was going 10 whip him. He asked her II
she was going 20 strike. She said, Yes" lie
said Don't, mothers let's arbtrste "-Eugene L.
Han, ~ Union avenue, Rondout, N. Y.
TRIBUNE EXCHANGE-wANTED.
To exchange: Foreign postage stamps for u. s.
stamps, 100 for 100 or for old L. :. red stamps
-Chas. o. Heubest, Marshall, III. Hat band for
largest collection cgaret cards by July 9.-kari
Davenant. Tunk hammock. Pa. Beautiful album for
best block crazy patch work by July IS also, prize
for best photograph. lady or gentleman;=N
Snyder, Valley Center, Kan. Birds eggs and Florida
cuTlosities for birds eggs.-John NJ Osborn Eustls,
Fla. Postal autograph and photograph for same.
Miss III. Louis Slack, Randolph, Vi. Scotch
terrier pups for books field glass collection of min
erals, seashells. shotgun or fancy work.-W. A.
Pierce, Matervile, Oneida Co, N. u. Postal auto
graphs for same with G. C.-ArthurJ. Kelly, Dandy,
VI For largest number crochet lace samples by
July 30 three yards lace, and for preiest sample OF
same three yards lRce.-Blanehe Dippery. Van
Vert. Van Vert Co. D. Shotgun, carriers tele-
graph instrument. fyke net and bracket for
bicycle, 90, So or 5linch wheel or each separately
for best offer-Oliyer c. Miller Swanton Neb.
Postal autographs with soldiers sons aud daugh-
tiers; correspondence with G. G. in Nebraska with
view Of residence there.-Annie M. Eselin. daugh-
ter 2sth Wis, l64s North Main street, Racine, Wis.
Prize for largest list Of words from the words
! " Naynesburg, ky."-Sarah c. Ball. Is, Burnet,
Bnrnei Co, Tex. One pattern for nittens and five
Of lace for 10 cents.-Mrs. A. b. p. (soder's wife
who very poor) Box l2S5 Keene. n. III. Revolver
for miniature steam-cngine and roller skates for
rifie.-O. c. Payne Bushnell. III. sabbath school
and Temperance papers and ls-caret gold ring for
/ best collection Of noveties.-W. u. Highsmith,
kenney' III. Birds eggs for sams-Frank $.
] Cheney, WinchendOn, Worcester Co., Mass. =" There
Is a Tavern In the Town" for i will Remember
you IN my Prayes." Anna Lee " for - Somebody
Waiting Prank b. Clark, Box CO. Otis. Mass
Letters with the G. C.: Clara and Bertha. Box "a.
| Ouerbein, Ind. NJ. Bethel, l53 West street. New
Albany, 1nd.; Mole v Crist Paint Creek. Kena-
wha Co, w. Va; Harry r. Cobleigh. West Con-
cord, VI. Minnie NJ. Stanield, Talent. Ore; Frank
Sanders, rs, McCallsburg Iowa; Maybclle Clarke.
Peabody Mass; Arthur Patter Troy o. first let
Ter; Alice M Abbey, Box 2l5 BelchertOwn, Mass;
Clara B. Perkins, 60i Village 81. Kalamazoo. Mich.
With soldiers daughters: r. A. Cherrington,
Fayette. Mo. With ladies: Geo.W. Castle, james ii.
Newcomb. Arthur ID. Evans Evansville w. Va.
With gentlemen Tor improvement, Ethel Dislin-
que, az Box 49, Rockville. Ind With little girls:
Minnie u. Mieiing, Lodi, Wis With correspond
enis ia Kansas aud Nebraska: ]. IL. Fisher Rich
mond Mo. With sons and daughters Of veterans:
Zoralda > Henderson daughter Col. Jas. Hender-
son. 33d Ind, Box 20, Big Springs Cheyenne Co.,
Nob., teacher in sod school-house. With gentle
man for pleasure: " Farmer Girl. - Box Us. Lynch
burg. o., who agrees with May Pgott With East
ern girls not over To- " lillian A. White, Box 59l.
Fresno, Cal.
songs wanted: &" When johnny Comes March
ing Home y "Drummer-boy of Tennessee" -" Kittie
Clyde" Dixie" "'Twas Just Before the First
Pierce Charge and +" When You aud were Young,
Aiaggie."-Ida NJ. Miller, Linaria, Tenn.
The Curious Corner.
ANSWERS 90 questions will not be published with
IN two or three weeks after questions appear. So
all VIII have chance 10 send replies aud receive
honorable mention with number answered.
Mrs. Lincoln. wife of the mariyred President,
died years ago. Her mind was much shat
tered by The tragedy, from which she never re-
/ covered.
Queen Victoria, who has just celebrated the Goth
anniversary Of her reign, Juue n. 1857, with "A
/ grand jubilee, was born May ~ 1919.
Japan 10 known /" The Land Of the Rising
sun"
Gladstone IL the greatest modern English or
British statesman, bismarck the greatest German
statesman. Both are living. Disrael, who died
some years since, was Ia some respects more re-
marknble than Gladstone. but we must Judge "a
great man boy the impress for good lac leaves upon
tie times he lives ln. Disraeli had more ponder.
ous force, but Gladstone IN in accord with the
humanizing and humanitarian tendencies Of the
age.
z j. How many ships in the United States
Navy at the beginning Of the civil war, and how
many at the close OF the first year?
!, 2. What State was admitted TO the Union sooI
a after tue close Of the civil war?
: 3. What massacre occurred la Kansas during the
war;
a. What two distinguished Generals Of the same
name served Ia the Confederate army?
8. How many Union vessels had the Alabama
captured before her battle with the Kearsarge p
John A. Lyte. Downs, Kan.
g. Who invented bOcofOc0 matches?
:. How many characters does the Chinese alpha
bet contain flames n, Cutler, Belle Vernon, Pa
. BIBLE BRIGADE.
. The Prophet elisha prayed that the valley NIGH
I be fall Of bitches. q Kings. 3: l6D
o Miriam stricken with leprOsy for criiiczInl
! Moses, who ia turn prayed for Aer relief. (Num.
q 4 II 3, 49,
= Ezekiel preached 20 a valley Of dry bones, "A fg
urative passage. (I1zczial, ~; ID
? Jczabel fell from "A window and was eaten ID
dogs. q kings =: 80
J. here n horse FIRST mentioned Ina The Bible p
a G. w. Castle. Evansville. W. Va.
J. 2 Why were tie Jews forbidden the purchase O
= horses FLAMES Bradbury, Boston. Mass.